Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas
Ralphael J. DiSaverio
Feb 5, 2026
Ralphael J DiSaverio, age 88, passed peacefully from this earth on Feb 5, 2026, surrounded by family. He was born in Pennsylvania on Oct 8, 1937, to Cesare and Giovaninna DiSaverio.
Ralph honorably served in the Army and was a proud veteran. Ralph was preceded in death by his loving wife Alberta and leaves behind his children Warren (Patricia) DiSaverio, Laura...
Wayne Russell Cooley
Feb 4, 2026
Wayne Russell Cooley, beloved brother and uncle, passed from this life on February 4, 2026. Wayne was born in Ragley, Louisiana, to Clifton Corbett Cooley and Bertha Laura Cooley on August 8, 1938. Wayne was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1963, spending 2 years in active service and 4 years in the reserves. He studied geology and electrical engineering...
Allan Hutcheson
Feb 4, 2026
Allan Hutcheson went Home to be with the Lord on February 4, 2026, following years of significant health-related complications.
Allan is survived by his wife, Dee; his father, Dr. Radford Hutcheson; his brother, David (Claire); six children; eight grandchildren; and numerous extended family members. He was preceded in death by his sister, Linda, and his mother, Hildreth. In ministry and community...
Arthur Clark Jr.
Feb 2, 2026
Arthur J. Clark Jr. age 81, passed away on February 2nd, 2026, in Las Cruces, NM. Born on March 31, 1944 in Waterbury Connecticut, to Arthur and Gertrude Clark.
Art honorably served in the Air Force and was a proud veteran. After his military service, he lived a full life, and now joins his loving wife Shirley in heaven.
May he rest...
Raymond Lyndol Wilcox
Feb 1, 2026
Raymond Lyndol Wilcox of Las Cruces, New Mexico passed away peacefully on February 1,2026 at La Posada Hospice. Everyone knew Raymond as Lyndol throughout his meaningful life. Lyndol was born in Star, Texas to Cecil and Dera Wilcox.
Lyndol's mother passed away in a car accident when he was two years old. Lyndol and his brother Lester lived with various aunts...
Dan Male
Jan 31, 2026
Dan J Male, aged 78, passed away on January 31, 2026, in Las Cruces, NM. Born on September 22, 1947 in North Little Rock, AR to Charles and Dorothy Male.
Dan honorably served in the Air Force from 1966 to 1970. After his military service, he earned a degree at Illinois State University. He then embarked on a successful career at...
Delories Gail Boone
Jan 30, 2026
Delories Gail Boone, age 97, passed away peacefully at Haciendas at Grace Village in Las Cruces, NM, on January 30th, 2026. She was born to Arthur and Nellie Parnell in Anadarko, Oklahoma on December 17th, 1928.
Delories was preceded in death by her husband Wayne Boone, her Mother and Father, Arthur and Nellie Parnell, brothers James and Earl, sisters June Ragsdale...
Theresa Celia Szymaszek
Jan 30, 2026
Theresa Celia Szymaszek was born in Buffalo, New York on November 6, 1932, and she spent the first 80 years of her life there. She graduated from Villa Maria Academy High School in 1951, and, after a short stint working at Bell Aircraft, she worked as an administrative assistant at Buffalo General Hospital for over thirty years.
Theresa never married. She...
Anita B. Gomez
Jan 28, 2026
Anita B. Gomez passed away peacefully on January 28, 2026, at the age of 96. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and cherished matriarch whose life was defined by love for her family, unwavering faith, and quiet strength. Everything she did was rooted in caring for those she held closest.
Strong-willed and sometimes stubborn, Anita held firmly to her faith and...
Jessie H. Ortega
Jan 25, 2026
Jessie H. Ortega joined the Lord in eternal life on January 25, 2026. Jessie was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister, Tia, and friend. She was 95 years young, born on June 1, 1930 to Manuel Hernandez and Ramona Trujillo. On July 7, 1951, Jessie married the love of her life, Manuel (Chito) Ortega and they started a beautiful...
Barbara Andrulis Hartwell
Jan 24, 2026
Barbara A. Hartwell, 79, of Alamogordo N.M., passed away January 24th, 2026. She went peacefully to her lord and maker with her son Bobby by her side.
She was born December 13th, 1946, in Derby, CT. She grew up in Beacon Falls, CT., and was one of six children. She graduated from Naugatuck High School in 1964, then went on to...
Barbara Dianne McLeod
Jan 23, 2026
Barbara Dianne McLeod peacefully passed away on January 23, 2026. She was born to Harry O’Neal McLeod and Odell Crow McLeod on April 12,1938 in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Dianne graduated with honors from Louisiana State University in 1960 with a degree in Education. She was a member of Kappa Delta Pi and Delta Zeta. She spent her professional career with IBM in...
Sonia Maria Jones
Jan 23, 2026
Sonia Maria Echevarria Jones, 75, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2026, surrounded by her loving family and close friends.
Born June 26, 1950, in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, Sonia grew up cherishing her island heritage, a pride she carried throughout her life. While attending the University of Puerto Rico, she met and married Rodger Dale...
Esther Holguin
Jan 23, 2026
Esther Holguin, of Vado, New Mexico, passed away surrounded by love on January 23, 2026. She was 65 years old. Esther was a devoted wife, a loving mother, and a cherished grandmother. She was known for her kindness and thoughtfulness, always placing the needs of others before her own. Her gentle spirit, warmth, and compassion touched everyone who knew her.
Born...
Carl David Coker
Jan 22, 2026
Carl David Coker died peacefully in his sleep on January 22, 2026 just two weeks shy of his 98th birthday, after a long and remarkable life devoted to art, teaching, and creative exploration.
Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, on February 8, 1928, Carl was the son of Charles Liggett Coker and Nina Brunson Coker. As such, he spent many of his...
Jose Angel Aguirre
Jan 21, 2026
In Loving Memory of Jose Angel Aguirre “Angel”
Jose Angel Aguirre, affectionately known as “Angel,” passed away at the age of 30 on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, in Belen, New Mexico. He was born on Sunday, February 12, 1995, at Memorial Regional Hospital in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
He was the beloved son of Jose Alonzo Aguirre, Deina Lizeth Aguirre and Mely...
Gerald "Jerry" Holmes
Jan 19, 2026
Gerald "Jerry" Holmes passed away peacefully on January 19, 2026 in Las Cruces, NM surrounded by his family.
Jerry was born in Minnesota and graduated from NMSU with a degree in mechanical engineering.
He served as an Officer in the Army in Germany prior to returning to Las Cruces where he began his career at the Physical Science Laboratory at NMSU.
He met...
Louis Anselmo Sauceda
Jan 19, 2026
Louis Anselmo Sauceda was born on June 26, 1955, to Anselmo and Cecilia Sauceda. He was a precious gift from the Lord, welcomed into a family that would shape his life with love, faith, and devotion.
Louis was an accomplished athlete with a lifelong passion for sports. He played both basketball and baseball for the Las Cruces High School Bulldawgs, where...
Charlotte Elizabeth Crews Mathews
Jan 18, 2026
Charlotte Elizabeth Crews Mathews was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Rex and Helen (Schaffer) Crews on Monday January 24, 1927 at 730pm, thus a night person from the very beginning.
Her parents were both born in September 1900 and are now both deceased. Rex was a railroader for the Colorado and Southern Railroad which evolved into the Burlington Northern Railroad and...
Gary B Donart
Jan 17, 2026
Gary B. Donart, son of Harry J. Donart and Iris Bartlett Donart, was born on September 6, 1940, in Howard, Kansas, and departed this life on January 17, 2026, in Las Cruces, NM.
Gary grew up in western Kansas, where, influenced by his parents, he developed a lifelong love of the outdoors. He especially enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping, interests that...
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